To the 200th anniversary of I.K. Aivazovsky "The genius of the sea landscape. Ivan Aivazovsky and his contemporaries" Automatic translate

On March 22, an exhibition dedicated to the great Russian artist Ivan Aivazovsky opens in the main building of the Irkutsk Regional Art Museum named after V.P. Sukachev. For the first time in the history of the museum, within the framework of one exposition, all 10 works stored in the collections will be presented, including the painting “Morning in Venice”, which has not been exhibited for more than half a century.

Also at the exhibition will be presented the works of Aivazovsky’s contemporaries, in whose work the theme of the sea occupied a prominent place. Among them are Maxim Vorobyov, Lev Lagorio, Rufim Sudkovsky, Alexey Bogolyubov, Mikhail Klodt, Sergey Vasilkovsky, for the first time the works of Alexander Mordvinov, Anton Ivanov and Vasily Piskunov will be shown to the public. The exposition is complemented by interesting mock-ups of historical ships created by Irkutsk ship-modelers.

The exhibition will open on March 22 at 16:00 in the main building of the Irkutsk Regional Art Museum. V.P. Sukachev (5 Lenin St.), admission is free. The exposition will run until July 30. Inquiries by phone: 34-01-46.

Aivazovsky Ivan Konstantinovich. Sea view. Tinted paper, pencil, white. 21 × 30.5

Aivazovsky Ivan Konstantinovich. Morning in Venice (Venice in the fog). 1875. Oil on canvas. 62.3 × 94.4